British envoy sought loan to fund secret wartime treaties
Washington dispatch notes William Denman of San Francisco claiming Arthur Balfour arranged for four billion dollars in May 1917 to cover secret Anglo Japanese treaties. Denman asserts Balfour failed to disclose these deals to U.S. officials and pressed gratitude for U.S. loan while treaties undermined Guam, a key Pacific naval base.
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Washington
William Denman
San Francisco
Shipping Board
Congress
Arthur J. Balfour
Foreign Affairs
Great Britain
Japan
United States
Denman
Balfour
Guam
Pacific
Camp to be Converted Into Motion Picture Center in Jacksonville
Fine Arts Pictures Inc announces Camp Joseph E Johnston at Black Point near Jacksonville, Florida will be transformed into a motion picture producing center after purchasing seven hundred acres of camp land. Murray W. Garson of New York, president of the firm, disclosed the plan.
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Jacksonville
Harvard Students Return From Mount Washington Trip
Three Harvard students missing since starting to climb Mount Washington have returned to the base station. They were suffering exposure and lack of food after the climb.
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Harvard
Fabayan
N. H
Mount Washington
Birmingham Advance to Begin as Afternoon Daily
The Advance Co. announces Birmingham Advance an afternoon daily newspaper starting January 24. Plant installations are underway as work continues.
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Birmingham Daily
Birmingham
Ala
the Advance Co
Birmingham Advance
Foundry Officers Murdered in Cleveland Hold-Up
W Sly Foundry Co president W W Sly and vice president George J Fanner were murdered by five payroll bandits who escaped with 4200 dollars after holding up the plant.
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W. W. Sly
George J. Fanner
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W. Sly Foundry Co
Automobile fatalities reach 1,470 statewide in New York
The National Highway Protection Association reports 1,470 automobile deaths in New York last year, with 743 of them occurring in New York City.
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New York
New York State
New York City
National Highways Protective Association
Huns Expect Early Peace With United States
Berlin reports that the leading topic at the start of the year is Germany's anticipated early peace with the United States. The development reflects shifting dynamics in international relations as negotiations or understandings near fruition.
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Berlin
Germany
United States
Peanuts Against Lemons Speaks on Congress Duties
In Washington Professor Lindsay Rogers of the University of Virginia urged Congress to reform itself to restore power and prestige, blaming legislative inertia for presidential autocracy and criticizing lawmakers as district partisans in a volatile political climate. He warned that reliance on executive actions harms governance.
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Washington
Congress
Lindsay Rogers
University of Virginia
American Porceal Sciences Association
Rogers
Oho
Florida
Wilson
Burley tobacco crop and cotton mill stock dividend noted
In Lexington Kentucky the 102 crop of burley tobacco yielded 236 500 000 pounds at an average of 59 pounds per acre per Burley Tobacco Growers association figures. In Lewiston Maine a 100 percent stock dividend was approved for Androscoggin Cotton Mills, increasing capitalization to 2 1900 000.
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Lexington
Kentucky
Burley Tobacco Growers’ Association
Lewiston
Androscoggin Cotton Mills
New England
New Bedford
Mass
Reduction In Wages and Mining Claims Bill Signed
Seven textile firms in Washington plus one in Colonie gain impact from a new bill extending relief and outlining wage reductions. The mining claims provision becomes effective January 1, following presidential signature by Wilson, with a 29.12 percent wage adjustment noted in the text.
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Troy
N. Y
Washington
Colones
Colonie
Wilson
Misleading fragment: Militia bureau chief inquiry and operatic figure
Reported in Washington, Colonel George Caruso rests with pleurisy and empyema. Enrico Caruso, opera star, confined to a hotel. President-elect Harding selects escort for inauguration amid Ireland killings. Captain Ralph Perkins leads Troop A, Ohio Cavalry, in presidential escort duties during holidays.
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Caruso
Rickards
Old City
New York
Enrico
Wilton
Harding
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Ohio
Belfast
Ralph Perkins
Cleveland
Ing
Attack on Italian Army Plot in Rome News
The report details a plot involving fascists and anarchists linked to evangelists in the south, with four bishops present at an annual church attack on the Italian army. Separately, General Harris was sentenced to ten days in jail for contempt. Executive actions, labor figures, and international notices follow.
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Flumea
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Wilson
Peter G. Har
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Wilton Kaal
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Jusdioute
BIS
James I. Ford Cerne
Bia Supreme Court
White House
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Mexico
American Railroad Association
Sunday Civil Bill Reduced by Government Departments
A Sunday civil bill was reduced by half after reconciling amounts with government departments. The action reflects adjustments in allocations and payments, reducing the total by a significant margin.
Government slashes big supply bill in prewar drive
The House appropriations committee reported an $888.6 million sundry civil bill for the next fiscal year, $420.9 million below government asks. Major trims include the Shipping Board fleet corporation and war risk insurance, with Justice Department prohibition enforcement funding eliminated entirely.
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House Appropriations Committee
Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation
Missinsippi
Department of Justice
Liquor Selling Widespread in Kentucky, Morrow Says
Governor Edwin P. Morrow told a joint session of the Kentucky Commonwealth Attorneys Association that the manufacture and sale of whiskey in Kentucky is more widespread than ever. He warned that suspension of liquor would pose one of the state's most tenuous problems.
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Louisville
Edwin P. Morrow
Kentucky Commonwealth Attorney
Kentucky
McFadden seeks amendment to bar tax exempt securities
In a House banking committee move Chairman McFadden proposes a constitutional amendment to ban tax exempt securities by the federal government states counties or municipalities. He notes about 16 trillion dollars of U S securities are tax exempt and claims this size equals railroad property and exceeds major farm product values and federal roads are largely tax exempt. He argues tax exemption harms the income tax system and benefits the rich.
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Washington
House
McFadden
Banking Committee
Pennsylvania States Association
United States
Sugar Contract Held Valid in San Francisco Case
The Continental Candy Co of Chicago must pay 19.25 per hundred pounds for 1 259 tons of Java sugar, now priced at 7. A district court ruling upheld a contract signed last May, with a New York bag company and a Chicago firm involved. Prohibition agents ordered to inspect large freight bundles at all railroad shops.
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Continental Candy Company
Chicago
Ben- Rags
Jammin F. Bledsoe
United States
New York
Prohibition
Colby Greeted Warmly in Montevideo Welcome
Montevideo residents gave Secretary of State Colby the warmest reception in years as he toured the city. American visitors and locals alike expressed upbeat praise for the welcome and spirit shown during the visit.
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Colby
Montevideo
Thron
Hainbridge Colby
Bainbridge Colby
Epidemic of Hiccoughs Shocks Bristol Area
Bristol area physicians report an outbreak of chronic hiccoughs with more than a dozen serious cases in Bristol and nearby in recent days. Officials urge caution and await fuller medical guidance.
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Bristol
Yielnity
Pheians
Barre Savings Bank President Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement
Frank G. Howland, president of the Barre Savings Bank and Trust Company, pleaded guilty to embezzling bank funds and was sentenced to four to seven years in state prison.
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Barre
Frank G. Howland
Barre Sayngs Bank and Trust Company
Coal Bill of Railroads Sets Nine Month Total
Railroads paid out coal costs 97 062 624 dollars more in the first nine months of this year than in the same period last year. Other items note Japan population growth, Galli Curci marriage plans, McAdoo visit, women voters, and various political updates.
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Washington
Drop in Cotton Exports in November Reported by Commerce
Cotton exports declined by 90,125,900 to 91,193,372 in November compared with the previous year. Commerce Department figures show November shipments totaling 91.2 million versus 181.3 million a year earlier, reflecting a sharp drop in export value.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Day Laws Rigidly Enforced Under Harding Prohibition Plan
President Harding has set a firm course on the prohibition act. He intends strict enforcement of day laws and related measures to curb unlawful activities.
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Harding
Harding Signals Army Backing to Enforce Volstead Act
Marion Ohio reports President elect Harding intends strict Volstead Act enforcement before 1922 end. If the law lacks popular will it should be changed, but until then it must be obeyed. army aid could be used to curb violations, hoping Congress reopens the eighteenth amendment debate.
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Marion
Ohio
United States
Harding
United States Army
Big Business Events of 1920 Overview
The year 1920 saw a dramatic business shift with four main factors: a stockpiling crash in wholesale commodity prices the largest since 1873 driven by a buyers strike and rising living costs. shrinking export over import margins as trade balance improved postwar. end of government controls on railroads and coal moving toward private ownership. and intense credit inflation followed by bank loan calls tightening the money supply. War profits faded as deflation began with wholesale prices down about 35 percent from wartime peaks, though still 56 percent above August 1914 levels.
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United States
Senator Penrose Returns to Washington to Resume Public Duties
Pennsylvania Republican leader Senator Penrose signals his return to Washington and public affairs this week. He gave an interview on tariff and government matters, received a few senators, posed for motion pictures, and prepares for active work in Congress as the session resumes.
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Washington
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Congress
Deportation threat to Soviet agent amid U.S. crackdown
Secretary Wilson stated that any member of the Russian Soviet government seeking to incite insurrection against the United States will be subject to deportation. The warning was sent in a letter to Charles Hecht, counsel for Ludwig C. A. K. Martens, the Soviet agent now under sentence for deportation.
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Washington
United States
Wilson
Charles Hecht
Ludwig C. A. K. Martens
Trade With Huns Increases In November Exports Rise
Washington reports improved U S German trade as a department of commerce monthly statement shows exports totaling 35,051,000 and imports 7,677,088 for November, compared with 23,044,142 exports and 3,212,831 imports in November last year.
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Washington
Germany
Department of Commerce
Four Crown In Gulf Drowns Of Bergdoll Case Involved Men
Clarence Gibbiney attorney for Grover C Bergdoll convicted draft dodger and fugitive, along with three Philadelphia figures, drowned in the Gulf of Mexico near Chankin on Yucatan coast. Moscow reports claim communistic marriage bureaus exist and 50 000 matches made through them to date. Senator Chamberlain of Oregon, after a second operation, was reported resting well as his condition was described as satisfactory.
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Philadelphia
Clarence Gibbiney
Grover C. Bergdoll
Gulf of Mexico
Chankin
Yucatan
Berlin
Moscow
Chamberlain
Washington
Chamberlain F
Oregon
High Point
Isis Point Motor Company
Detective Gave Wrong Tip Sued in Switzerland
Geneva resident M Wader sues a local detective agency for advising a morally unsuitable spouse for his daughter. The verdict awards 149 pounds plus costs. The case highlights concerns over matchmaking guidance and professional fault.
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Geneva
M. Wader
Bienne
Switzerland
Fight for trans service sparks hearings in Hickory
State Corporation Commission directed Lenoir Northwestern railway to maintain trains 64 and 65 between Lenoir and Hickory but revised trains 64 and 65 to mixed freighters causing delays. F. H. Coffey of Lenoir chamber of commerce pushed the case after a recent hearing. Also notes rate increases for Le noir Electric and various local incidents from Raleigh to New Bern.
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Carolina and Northwestern Railway
Hickory
State Corporation Commission
F. H. Coffey
Raleigh
Chamber of Commerce
Coffey
Corporation Commission
Lenoir Electric Company
Proved Farce in Elections and Local Shootings
Marion lawmaker W. W. Neal denounces the primary election act and plans a repeal bill to back to party nominating power. In Madison county a Laurel river shooting leaves Dr. C. V. Burnett facing Henry Peace’s death after a confrontation at a family visit. Hawthorne Lane church raises 725 for Near East relief amid Christmas observance. Durham officials secure state approval to model school physical education after a North Carolina plan.
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W. W. Neal
McDowell County
Neal
General Assembly
Boxsex
Ashevilla
Laurel River
Madison County
C. V. Burnett
Henry Peace
Saluda
Simeon Chandler
Durham
R. M. Clark
Durham Y. M. C. A
Burke Hobgood
Durham Chamber of Commerce
Raleigh
Superintendent of Public Instruction
B. Brooke
Schoola J
North Carolina
New Gastonia Masonic Council Links York Rite
Gastonia plans announce a new Masonic body the Council of Royal and Select Masters, bridging between the chapter and the commandery and completing the York Rite in Gastonia after January 4. Greensboro builders adopt a unanimous wage cut of 20 percent for all crafts and labor effective January 1. Asheville plans $200000 in repairs at the US Public Health Service hospital in Oteen per Major J D Jungman. New Bern workers at Tron Wroks and Suply cease labor after wage reductions and a profit sharing attempt. Kinston preacher appoint gifts from local residents including expensive candleholders from the Israelites of Kinston. Winston Salem ex Judge E F Jones injured in an auto collision. John Wallace cited for reckless driving and intoxication, bond set at $500.
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Council of Royal and Select Masters
Greensboro
Greensboro Builders Association
New Bern
New Bern Tron Wroks and Suply Company
Winston-Salem
EF. B. Jones
John ©. Wallace
West Fourth Street
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